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Nicole sent these recent photos of Shalini and Somu , now well settled into their new life. Shalini has started walks in the woods, often without leash, and behaves very nicely! Somu suffered ill-treatment as a pup and is a much more nervous dog, but Nicole is working on making him calmer.  Shalini even did some sleuth work recently! 'Shalini helped today to find an escaped Collie, who ran into an electric cow fence and then ran away in panic,' Nicole writes. 'I took her along for the search and we knew the forest where the dog was last seen. At a junction I asked her "where is the dog" and she smelled and looked up the hill. It turned out that the missing dog indeed went that way and they found him an hour later.' Enjoy their latest photos: Shalini: classic INDog Out walking In the woods Getting some rest Somu, beautiful INDog-mix 'But it's only 11...too early to get up on a sunday!' Photos: Nicole Poyyayil Switzerland Please do not use images or ...

An update on the beautiful INDog family in Palakkad: Chocos and her daughters Vanilla and Jelly. Their sister Cheese was adopted by Amritha Krishnan.  Click here for more photos of  the family. Chocos - love her expression! Chocos and her daughters on a chilly morning Sleeping beauty The 'spotted a cat' expression Sunbathing Chocos looks good even covered in mud. Climbing on to walls and high places is a typical INDog trait, seen in other pariah breeds as well. Vanilla and Jelly enjoying a lazy day on the roof Chocos: signature goofy grin Chocos: No pillow can replace good old mud Photos: Vandana SB Palakkad Kerala Please do not use images or content from this site without permission and acknowledgment

Those who have followed this blog from the start will remember INDog-mix Spark Plug, who lives with my friend Aarti Phatarphekar. Click here and here for his earlier posts. Sparky is now nine and a half years old (yes, time flies!) Aarti sent in these beautiful pictures and story. Sparky   was adopted by us when he was barely three weeks old, rescued by airline crew at Mumbai airport after his mother and siblings were run over. He was malnourished, scared and weak and the first couple of weeks we were not sure he would make it. Today he is nine and a half years old and the apple of our eyes. He is a brother for my daughter and we cannot imagine a day without his presence. To say he is weird is an understatement. We must have gone wrong as parents somewhere, because he is so difficult to handle physically. We cannot muzzle him, we cannot tie him up for more than a few minutes, we can't get him to stop snapping if we touch him with our feet even accidentally, we cannot get him to ta...

Amrendra Singh's beautiful INDog-mix Rocky has featured in our Facebook page many times. This is his first appearance on the blog! Amrendra sent in his story and his family took these lovely photos. Rocky the Great (as we call him) joined my family, an intense animal-loving group of people, at Khajuraho as a puppy. He was rescued in a very distressed condition. His family were living in filth in a place where carcasses of animals were thrown. Baby Rocky Now he is with my parents in Varanasi after spending a year with me in Khajuraho.  It's a big mystery whether Rocky adopted my family or we adopted him! He is always playful but street-smart. My mother has pampered him. Everyone in the family adjusts their behaviour according to his mood, and he displays an attitude of 'couldn't care less' most of the time. After all he is the darling of not only my family but the entire neighbourhood! Surprisingly many of my neighbours adore him. Cake Friends An important member of ...